Improved use of antibiotics following implementation of antimicrobial stewardship in a neonatal intensive care unit
Increased awareness of appropriate use of antimicrobials in the NICU led to shorter treatments and less use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. No increase in adverse effects such as readmissions or retreatment was observed.
Authors
- Valtýr Thors (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0976-9604)
- Þórður Þórkelsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2537-2794)
- Ásgeir Haraldsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5364-7877)
- Thorunn Oskarsdottir
- Arna Ýr Karelsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4649-3714)
- Olof Eir Hoffritz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1471-3735)
Institutions
- Reykjavík University (IS)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- National University Hospital of Iceland (IS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.151
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17